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JMatthes

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Which of the following statements best describes the primate brain?
 
  a. It has an increasingly integrated cerebellum that restricts primates to only the most adaptive environments.
  b. It has an increasingly integrated cerebral cortex that restricts primates to only the most adaptive environments.
  c. It has an enlarged cerebral cortex that provides the basis for flexible behavior patterns.
 d. It has an enlarged cerebellum that is responsible for flexible behavior patterns.

Question 2

Which scientist argues that classic Neandertal features such as sloping foreheads, bunlike appearance at the back of the skull, and distinctively small mastoid processes are commonly present in medieval skulls from Denmark and Norway dated at 10,000 years ago?
 
  a. Jennifer Thompson of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  b. C. Loring Brace of the University of Michigan
  c. Barry Hewlett of Washington State University
  d. Jose Cuellar of San Francisco State University
  e. Don Johansson of University of Arizona



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b





 

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